Railway-tie.



W. J. MORTON.'

I RAILWAY TIB.

APPLICATION FILED 1511113.11. 1911. 199972253, Patented May 19,1914.

Inventor Attorneys.

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Specification ei Leeee'fe Fe/cent.

'Jb all '207mm it may concern f Be ii known that I, VILLIAM JAMES MOR- TOY, :i citizen of the Uniesil Sintes. dent of the borough of Manhattan, eiy, county, and Stale of New York, have invented :i new and4 useful RailwgyTie, of which the following is a speciicntien.

The eljec I have in View is tl'ie produc tion of a rziilway ie, which will lnue the elastieiy of the' established Wooden tic. ogetlier with ilie easy ineens of attachment of the rail thereto, and which will also have the durabiliy, strength and extent of been ing surface ci a concrete tie.

Further objects of lie invention will incre i liliy appear from theJolloWing specifica- 'clusiVe, t-he blocks E2, 2 ere Vpreferebij; madek cien incl accompanying drawing, considered together or separately.

In thel drewingzigure l is n plan View of a railway tie, showing one eniboclin' Jnt ci my invention. Fig. Q is a sect-ion on lille line '2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. QL Fig. el is a Section on the line.4i-4 oflig. 2. Fig. 5 is a longininal section of :i mold in which the ie may be f0r1necl,=slio\ving the coi-c blocks and with the reinforcements in place. 8 is a plan' View of zi modified form of tie einbodjy'ing my invention. Fig. Z is a section en the line Tw-7 of Fig. 6; engi Fig. 8 is a section of :i modified form of tie., similar 'to the section or" 'which Fig. is a. View, the difference between tiis nioclilicnl'ion and that of the preferred embodiment of my invention lying in the position of the rode :and the Snape `of the blocks.

According to my invention. ille tie esSen` tially comprises a concrete periion 1,zinel blocks 2, 2. These blocks are preferably shorter than the tie, and are also preferably tive in number, each block being adapted for the purpose of attachment of one ofthe rails. The concrete portion'in the prefer (l einloodiznenv of the invenien is in n single piece, forming the major part of the fie andl supporting the blocks. ln one embodimentl of my invenion, however, which l will describe7 tlie concrete is in n plurality of pieces. l

Referring` particulixrlyY hvligs. l to inof wood, and of rectangular cross-section. The ends have beveleil corners El, as sliomn. In "elle preferred exnboclinien of llxe inven tion, the tie isf unifernily of rectangular cross-section throughout its length, 'alie eneis n resi? Ll and 8 per l ,1 hill.'

o, 1li-e :il the .seme 'their e5 lliv These cup pluies nre by Vrolls (l, Wllicli preferably e5 y cui; 'the entire lengg'li olf ille e'ic. of fille rods are lliremleal uml puse holes in llie cmp pluie, berlin-null iiV ing for ille zll'l'ziclnnein' er' nula l 'prefer i0 extend liehe rmlr-nl'isely lirongi'li 'elle 50 tie, but it :ippnren tlm? this is nel neces Sary. 'Flic inner enfle if ille lilo-c :1re llelrl in pcsiimn by i ereg havin; llerelerl r1. edges which willi llze, bevelcf nere of he inn fmlr, of lle ltlovlis.

. l i pluies 8, in ille miele 'rml enllicrliineni m". l, inx'enicn5 :ire elnlicrlrlell in llie ennemi-J. slinwn. i prefer le cennec; ille, (mio plates S. S by e. bnr 9, er elier eeinnjfelirin. Une n wnycf {ci-ming ille llcrice io melee ille two plaies und lgmr of :i ffii fe inelnnl casi:- lng, as el'icwn. ille ecncrele mercies ille posiicn oeiween ille uw plziee vS. 11S shown7 nml Eli-c liar ziele is n reinforcement feci/lie concrele. ll npmreni; that. by removing the nuls T., one or belli or ille emp plaies may be enlireli; rcinc. or partially lncvecl outward :i 'enllieient rlisnnee in per mit ille removal ci: one er bolli willie blocks 2, 2. The blocks can ellen be 'izrne-Ll lio bringr rlieir lower faire uppermost or laken and be reililncerl liv ciliera willionl; liilingr; 'elle le. 'l' prelein practice "so .se :i plurality of rede: 6, Snell ne'lic two illustrniiecl, y nniliinp; tlie ,lilcclqg willi ille iup limi bclloin. eeggee lgecclefl, ne showin lliev may be reversed. The l1 nl? ille clue-lcs. acted upon by' rlie lieve-lef.. er-f on the pluies ,fm-,e anni. ne' elle/ei.. cellen lllc nvr-ene. l leclr'l the liloclis i i e nuts are ilo or the l tie in the middle-as the weight on the rails at the ends of the tie have a tendency to buckle it upward-I prefer to use a reinforcement 10, in the form of an anchor with an enlarged head, as shown. I have shown a single reinforcement connected to the two rods 6, 6, but it is apparent that such speciic form of reinforcement need not be employed. The reinforcement has openings, as shown in Fig. 4, througl'i which the rods pass.

Fig. 5 illustrates a mold by means of which my preferred embodiment of the invention may be constructed, the mold being indicated at 11. This mold has slots 12, l2, in the ends, for the removal of the rods`6, 6. In molding the tie, blocks 13, which may be the same size as the blocks 2, 2, or larger, to allow for shrinkage of concrete, are introduced in the bottom of the mold, the cap plates and end plates with their connecting rods are then introduced in proper position andthe reinforcement 10, as shown, is put in place and supported upon the rods. If-dcsirable, the blocks 2, 2, which are to be ultimately employed with the tie, may be within the mold. The concrete material is` then introduced in place between the blocks and above the same, and when it is sutii'- ciently set, the tie may be removed ffrom the mold by turning-the latter upside down. It is apparent that it is not necessary to cast the tie with the cap plates in position, although when they are cast in position they may be sure of a proper fit on the concrete.

'I prefer to locate the rods A6, 6 in the center line of the tie, and in the embodiment of the invention described, they are embedded in the concrete. They may, however, be partly embedded in the concrete and partly in the block, as shown lin Fig. 8, thus making connection between the rods and the cap plates nearer to the blocks,`and increasing the strength of the structure.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown an embodiment of my invention wherein the tie is composed of two composite portions held in proper relation to each other by the tie rods 6, 6 alone. In this embodiment of my invention the concrete is in the form of blocks corresponding in size with and located below the wooden blocks 2, 2. The outer ends of the concreto end wooden blocks are secured together by means of the cap plates 4, 4, and 'their inner ends aresupported by plates, 8, 8, which are identical with the plates 8, 8, except that they are deeper, and inclose the ends of theA concrete portions as well. The rods G, (l are providedfwith shoulders 14, 14, against 'which the plates' 8, 8

rest, whereby when the nuts 7 7.are in place the two rail suporting partsxof the tie are lirmly and rigidly held in their proper relative positions.

In all of the embodiments of my inventionthe rails are secured to the blocks by means,of lthe usual fastenings. In lieu of the nuts 7 on the rod 6, I may use any other kind of fastenings, as are well known.

I have described and illustrated the angle of bevel on the wooden lblocks and on the cap and the end plates as the same, but it is apparent that they may be different, provided that thc blocks will be firmly and rigidly. held in position.

In accordance with the provisions ofthe patent statutes, I have described 'the principle of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that the invention can be carried out in other ways.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

i 1. A railroad tie comprising a bottom and central portion of concrete, woodenfblocks at the top adjacent the ends of the tie, plates coveringl the ends ofthe concrete'portion and the outer ends of the wooden blocks and rods passing through the tie and holding said plates against the ends thereof.

2. A railroad tie comprising a bottom portion of concrete, an upper central portion of concrete'having a reinforcement therethrough, and plates at the ends thereof, wooden blocks on each side of said upper central portion extending outwardly even with the ends of the concrete bottom portion, plates covering the ends of the tie, and rods passing through the tie and the plates on the ends thereof.

3. A railroad tie formed of concrete and a block, said block being of parallelepipedon shape with two opposite corners at each end beveled, and a plate with a beveled portion engaging with each end of the block, and means for forcing the plates into Contact with the block.

4. A railroad tie formed of concrete and a block, said block having beveled ends, a plate with a beveled portion engaging each end of the block, and a rod passing through one of the plates and a fastening means for the rod to force the Aplate into Contact with the block.

This specification signed and witnessed this 27th day of January, 1911.

, WILLIAM JAMES MoRToN.

Witnesses:

LEONARD H. Dm, JOHN L. Lo'rsoH. 

